In order to avoid major family drama, I might have to leave the playa on Saturday morning of the burn to fly to Youngstown Ohio for a day.

That's the easy part.

My question is whether it is possible to return to the playa on Monday afternoon. Yes, I will be going directly against the flow of exodus. Obviously it will be impossible to enter by the 9-mile gate. But can I arrange to enter the playa by the 12-mile gate? Who might I contact to arrange this BEFORE the event?

The event is over on monday, why would you come back? Listen, you go take care of your family drama and I'll buy your ticket from you...problem solved. You can return next year drama-free, next years going to be better anyways.

sadhu two hat wrote:In order to avoid major family drama, I might have to leave the playa on Saturday morning of the burn to fly to Youngstown Ohio for a day.

That's the easy part.

My question is whether it is possible to return to the playa on Monday afternoon. Yes, I will be going directly against the flow of exodus. Obviously it will be impossible to enter by the 9-mile gate. But can I arrange to enter the playa by the 12-mile gate? Who might I contact to arrange this BEFORE the event?

There is only one entrance that participants can use. Which is the main gate.

If you try to go on the 12 mile road, you will get turned around at that gate. So do not bother (also, Law Enforcement loves to chat with people who take that road)

When one plans on returning to BRC, they must get a re-entry pass. Failure to do so will result in you needing a unused ticket to get in. A ticket stub, by itself is not enough.

In-and-Out Passes

In-and-out passes are available at the gate for $20 per person. You must have your pass, and your ticket stub, to return to the event. If you need to leave to make a phone call or pick up some emergency sundries, we encourage you to use our Empire-Gerlach bus service.

If Advantage Air is running shuttles outbound Monday, you might see if you can bargain for a seat inbound on a day when everybody is going the opposite direction. There might be a time and predictability advantage leaving with them Saturday. Maybe it counts as a reverse round trip? Not sure how the shuttling to/from the BRC Galactic Spaceport to your camp will work this year. There is a small BRC airport fee too. The airport is a gate, so all the regular controls are in play and should be clearly understood.